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Braves' Tim Hudson Adds to Big Offseason With Hutch Award

Statistics make it easy to judge the player who's had the best season. Judging which player has had the best offseason can be tougher, but this winter there can't be many players who have had a better time of it than Atlanta starting pitcher Tim Hudson. Hudson was in Seattle Wednesday to accept the 46th Hutch Award,...

Twelve Thoughts: Giants Among Elite, Sandy Alderson, Big Fall for Prospects

The San Francisco Giants now belong among the elite franchises in baseball. Maybe the Giants already were there, but the recent World Series trophy completes a franchise that had a lot else going for it -- a snazzy ballpark privately financed and integrated into a vibrant city, an avid fan base, a decent winning tradition...

Giants' Parade Offers Sweet Smell of Improbable Championship

SAN FRANCISCO -- They came to the home upon the hill, hundreds and hundreds of thousands bedecked in orange, their cheeks slightly sunburned, their mouths still agape. It was as if the Chinese New Year and Pride Parades had occurred on the same fine day, only it was even better. It was the loveliest trophy in all of...

Giants' Legends Keeping History Alive

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- This really is stealing money. As I walk through the cacti sprinkled among the palm, ash and eucalyptus trees outside of Scottsdale Stadium, it is the prettiest Thursday ever in the Valley of the Sun. Now I'm moving downstairs to the clubhouse of the San Francisco Giants, masters at combining their...

San Francisco Mayor to Honor Bonds Today

They sure love their home run champ in San Francisco, I tell you. So much so, that they will be honoring their slugger today, and it sounds like they're going all out:Mayor Gavin Newsom will host a celebration honoring San Francisco's favorite slugger, Barry Bonds, and his historic achievement of becoming the new all-time...

Willie McCovey News From the Web

04/13/12 1962 Giants say 2010 title doesn't ease their pain Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA (04-13) 18:45 PDT -- Some 1962 Giants got reacquainted on Friday for the first time since the 2010 Giants won the World Series, so they naturally were asked if 2010 eased the pain of 1962.
04/12/12 Buster's return could echo McCovey's Source: MLB - San Francisco Giants It's a Giants home opener that emotion will etch in memory.
03/26/12 Willie McCovey recalls '62 Series - 50 years ago Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA On the morning after the 49ers football season ends, Willie McCovey wakes up ready for baseball.

Background on Willie McCovey

Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman.

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